Lecture On Life Span Of Rainforest Butterflies
By Sonia K

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre of Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) will be organising a Public Lecture on "The Life Span of Rainforest Butterflies" by Dr Jan Beck on Wednesday, November 15, 2.30pm at Room FSM 2.18, Faculty of Science, UBD.

Dr Jan Beck is a PhD holder and joined UBD as a Research Fellow at the Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre.

His main research interests-are the behaviour, biodiversity and biogeography of insects, particularly of the Lepidoptera from the Indo-Australian tropics.

He joined UBD in May 2006 where he carried out a research project entitled "Adult Feeding of Lepidoptera: Effects on Fitness, Ecology and Distribution".

The lecture will focus on Dr Jan Beck's investigation on the longevity of adults in many species of butterflies at the Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre.

He will present results showing differences in life span relating to phylogenetic and ecological similarities in species, their larval host plants, and how life spans are influenced by the quality of food. He will discuss these results in the light of life history evolution, an important aspect of modem evolutionary theory.

Admission to the lecture is free and is open to members of the public. For further information, please contact Dr Kamariah Abu Salim at 2463068 or 2463001 extension 1377. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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